More fireworks as Heat, Celtics clash in Game 7
MIAMI—After an astonishing game-six finish that left the Boston Celtics dumbstruck and the Miami Heat reeling, the two teams must ...
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Celtics sense chance to turn the heat on Miami
MIAMI (AFP) – No team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the NBA playoffs but after ...
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Lakers topple Warriors to advance, Heat reach East finals
The Los Angeles Lakers ran defending champions Golden State out of the NBA playoffs in dominant style on Friday, beating ...
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Lakers expect Davis to play key game six against Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Thursday that star big man Anthony Davis is showing no signs of concussion ...
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Knicks edge Heat to stay alive in NBA playoffs
Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and the New York Knicks held off the Miami Heat 112-103 on Wednesday to push ...
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Ice-cool Harden scores 45 as Sixers stun Celtics, Jokic downs Suns
James Harden scored 45 points as the Philadelphia 76ers stunned the Boston Celtics in the NBA playoffs on Monday before ...
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Bucks star’s ‘no failure in sports’ credence hailed
MADRID—NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo’s impassioned “there’s no failure in sports” plea after his team crashed out of the NBA play-offs ...
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Butler fires Heat past Bucks; Lakers sink Grizzlies
MIAMI—Jimmy Butler conjured a dazzling 56-point performance as the Miami Heat came from behind to shove the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks ...
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Bucks’ Antetokounmpo ruled out of game 3 against Miami
Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out of the third game of the Bucks' NBA playoff series against the Miami ...
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Sixers take 3-0 lead over Nets in NBA playoffs, Warriors claw back
The Philadelphia 76ers pushed the Brooklyn Nets to the brink of elimination on Thursday as the Golden State Warriors clawed ...
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